Analyse why some US pressure groups are more successful than others in achieving their aims and objectives. (30 marks)
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- PG success
- wealth
- can fund officials in elections
- can employ expensive lobbyists
- wealth allows PGs greater access to officials
- interests of wealthy better represented than those of the poor
- increase apathy as seen as corrupt
- money doesn't guarantee success
- difficult to prove its linked because lobbyists may spend money on those who already support them
- status
- insider groups can use connections to directly lobby officials
- outsider groups don't have these connections
- iron triangles can be formed
- may be seen as corrupt
- may increase apathy
- unfair on outsider grassroots movements
- membership
- number of members e.g. AARP 40m
- wealth of members e.g. AARP retired
- political participation of members e.g. AARP retired
- gives PGs greater mandate
- helps increase participation
- Pgs don't need mass membership to be successful
- aims
- simple aims more likely to succeed cos easier to understand
- popular aims more successful than controversial ones likely to split public
- some aims more successful at state rather than federal level
- e.g. legalisation of marijuana
- without party support of aims, PGs likely to fail
- aims with bi-partisan support more likely to succeed
- unfair on PGs wiith specific or complex aims
- unfair on PGs not so greatly supported by parties e.g. environmental groups
- hard to make change due to bi-partisan support needed
- because PGs have popular aims & party support doesn't man it'll succeed
- 2013, 90% americans supported gun control background checks but defeated in Senate
- organisation
- leadership & direction
- increases chance of corruption
- reduces grassroots nature of group
- focus on individuals rather than policies
- well organised PGs could still fail
- expertise
- provide expert knowledge on specific areas
- they can submit informative and persuasive amicus curiae briefs to the SC
- more respect & recognition for PG
- can better formulate action plan
- less representation of less educated people
- may fail for other reasons
- wealth
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